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they don't want any kind of revenue, any kind of taxes. some are ok with tax reform. but if you're going go through the text couple of years as a lawmaker you're dealing with a president who is liberal. i think that is an open question for the movement and for the party. >> rusty, i will start with you. if you were advising the conservatives within the republican party, what would you tell them to do for what robert is saying here, in terms of getting on the right course to solve this problem but, two, recognize you have elections coming up in a year and half. you have to deal with the political reality as well. what would you advising people that are coming out with republican budgets to do? >> we have to cut the budget. but we have to have a message -- >> that is not simple and you know it. >> of course it is simple. there are so much waste and fraud -- of course it is simple. >> it is understand but not simple to do. >> it is more simple than they are not doing, they are not trying to. the problem is -- >> you have to face that fact. the people who are going to vot
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continue raising taxes? let's control spending. washington spending is in the highest level in the history of our country. there's not a tax ref new problem. there's a spending problem. it's not only hurting washington and our ability to balance the budget. it's hurting our economy. and people in the country are going wait a minute. we manage to live within our means. why can't washington figure this out? >> we're at record low levels in terms of discretionary spending. we haven't had it this low since the eisenhower administration. so where does that come from? because as you know, democrats are not going to touch those entitlement programs unless you are willing to touch revenue. do you think we can really cut more? >> it's going to have to be addressed one way or another. mandatory spending is the biggest part hasn't been addressed by congress. obama care is part of mandatory spending. every report of obama care each report says it's going to cost more money and add more to the deficit than the prior repo
continue raising taxes? let's control spending. washington spending is in the highest level in the history of our country. there's not a tax ref new problem. there's a spending problem. it's not only hurting washington and our ability to balance the budget. it's hurting our economy. and people in the country are going wait a minute. we manage to live within our means. why can't washington figure this out? >> we're at record low levels in terms of discretionary spending. we haven't had it...
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taxes? control spending. washington spending is at the highest level in the history of the country. there is a spending problem in washington. it is not only heard in washington and our ability to balance the budget, it is hurting the economy. people in the country are going we men are managing to live within our means, why can -- we are managing to live within our means, why can't washington figure it out? >> as you know, democrats will not touch entitlement programs, she were willing to touch revenue. the you think we can really, think we canu really cut more? >> obama care is part of mandatory spending. each report says it will cost more money and add more to the deficit in the prior report. we have to address that problem. medicare right now is scheduled to go bankrupt. people say do not touch medicare. that means let it go bust. that is not right for seniors. it is not responsible for my generation and my kids. we have a plan to save it for bankruptcy so current seniors there would be n
taxes? control spending. washington spending is at the highest level in the history of the country. there is a spending problem in washington. it is not only heard in washington and our ability to balance the budget, it is hurting the economy. people in the country are going we men are managing to live within our means, why can -- we are managing to live within our means, why can't washington figure it out? >> as you know, democrats will not touch entitlement programs, she were willing to...
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are taxing hours? we think the current tax code destroying jobs. it makes american business is much less competitive. that is why the ways and means committee wants to get more people working again. >> is that a shift in approach? >> our approach reflects exactly what the president's joint chiefs season minimum levels necessary to fund the mission for the pentagon. this is our first priority -- national defense. we're funding at the levels the joint chiefs say is necessary to maintain national security. >> you're talking about how the fiscal cliff deal and other improvements major job easier, but you still have to take steps to get a balance. what are those steps? >> one is a budget control act. we extend the budget control act. we also want to extend reforms on the public workforce on federal employees to include all federal employees so that their pension contribution matches those that are in the private sector. we do not think federal employees should be able to have pension systems that are far in
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on tax reform in particular, the president ported -- pointed to corporate tax reform. he said he believed there was a lot of agreement between republicans and democrats on corporate tax reform, on broadening the base and lowering the rates so we can be internationally competitive and remaining revenue neutral. all of that was encouraging. those were principles that have wide agreement. if we lower our rates, our country has the highest of any developed country in the world. over a trillion dollars -- over $1 trillion of capital is overseas. we need to bring that back so we can get back to work appeared i was encouraged but his expression of willingness to get that done. on the second issue, on reducing the burden of regulations, job creation, economic growth, he likewise expressed a willingness to work together with republicans to focus on a cost-benefit analysis, to target existing regulations that impose substantially greater costs than they benefit, and he suggested the creation of a task force in the senate to take a look at regulatory burdens and to come up with a
on tax reform in particular, the president ported -- pointed to corporate tax reform. he said he believed there was a lot of agreement between republicans and democrats on corporate tax reform, on broadening the base and lowering the rates so we can be internationally competitive and remaining revenue neutral. all of that was encouraging. those were principles that have wide agreement. if we lower our rates, our country has the highest of any developed country in the world. over a trillion...
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they don't want any kind of revenue, any kind of taxes. some are ok with tax reform. but if you're going go through the text couple of years as a lawmaker you're dealing with a president who is liberal. i think that is an open question for the movement and for the party. >> rusty, i will start with you. if you were advising the conservatives within the republican party, what would you tell them to do for what robert is saying here, in terms of getting on the right course to solve this problem but, two, recognize you have elections coming up in a year and half. you have to deal with the political reality as well. what would you advising people that are coming out with republican budgets to do? >> we have to cut the budget. but we have to have a message -- >> that is not simple and you know it. >> of course it is simple. there are so much waste and fraud -- of course it is simple. >> it is understand but not simple to do. >> it is more simple than anything they are not doing, they are not trying to. the problem is -- >> you have to face that fact. the people who are goi
they don't want any kind of revenue, any kind of taxes. some are ok with tax reform. but if you're going go through the text couple of years as a lawmaker you're dealing with a president who is liberal. i think that is an open question for the movement and for the party. >> rusty, i will start with you. if you were advising the conservatives within the republican party, what would you tell them to do for what robert is saying here, in terms of getting on the right course to solve this...
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, energy policy, and the committee's opposition to a carbon tax. that's today at 6:00 eastern on c-span. the joint chiefs of staff chairman will talk about the future of the persian gulf. iranmic sanctions against have increased tensions in the region. that begins at 12:30 p.m. on c- span3. blessed a crowd in st. peter's square following his election by a conclave of cardinals. he is the first south american pulp and he succeeds pope benedict xvi who resigned last month, the first pontiff to step down in 590 years. here are some of the highlights of his first appearance outside st. peter's square, courtesy of vatican tv. [bells ringing] [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [speaking latin] [speaking italian] -- [speaking latin] [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] >> this week, vice president joe biden, house minority leader, nancy pelosi, and a bipartisan toegation will travel vatican city. travel with susanna martinez and the president of georgetown university. the delegation from the house includes representatives
, energy policy, and the committee's opposition to a carbon tax. that's today at 6:00 eastern on c-span. the joint chiefs of staff chairman will talk about the future of the persian gulf. iranmic sanctions against have increased tensions in the region. that begins at 12:30 p.m. on c- span3. blessed a crowd in st. peter's square following his election by a conclave of cardinals. he is the first south american pulp and he succeeds pope benedict xvi who resigned last month, the first pontiff to...
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tax rates for corp. -- tax breaks for corporate jets, tax subsidies for big oil companies that are making record profits. tax incentives for american companies to ship our jobs overseas. the c.b.c. budget will close these wasteful corporate loopholes. third, we look for savings by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse. and we take this approach because of the sensitive nature of our fragile economic recovery. you can't just cut the budget with a meat cleaver without hurting the american people. and lastly, the c.b.c. balanced approach stands up for important programs like social security, medicare, and medicaid that have nothing to do with the economic mess that we find ourselveses in right now. now we don't have a short-term deficit crisis in america. that's what the independent objective economists have concluded. the speaker of the house of representatives has acknowledged we don't have a short-term deficit crisis. the chairman of the budget committee just yesterday acknowledged that we don't have a short-term deficit crisis. we've gained six million jobs over the last four-plus years but we
tax rates for corp. -- tax breaks for corporate jets, tax subsidies for big oil companies that are making record profits. tax incentives for american companies to ship our jobs overseas. the c.b.c. budget will close these wasteful corporate loopholes. third, we look for savings by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse. and we take this approach because of the sensitive nature of our fragile economic recovery. you can't just cut the budget with a meat cleaver without hurting the american people. and...
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he wants to raise taxes again. remember this the next time some journalist asks a republican, cassette and are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?"-- "are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?" we are the indians and the obama administration are andrew jackson. we have been through this before. the democrats tripled the budget. it is not true that it was reagan's tax cuts that led to the deficit. the problem was for every additional dollar that came in to the internal revenue service, the democrats were spending another $3. then reagan's knuckle head of a vice president, the first george bush, unable to learn from the first kick of a mule, made the exact same deal with democrats. he raised taxes in exchange for promised cuts in spending. hikell gladly take a tax today for a cut in spending on tuesday." once again, democrats raised spending. it would be like journalists going to tribal chiefs circa 1890 and saying sarcastically
he wants to raise taxes again. remember this the next time some journalist asks a republican, cassette and are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?"-- "are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?" we are the indians and the obama administration are andrew jackson. we have been through this before. the democrats tripled the budget. it is not true that it was reagan's tax cuts that led to the...
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i think about taxes. how many feel we are taxed too little in the federal government? spend it took we much in the federal government? [applause] i remember when i first started running for congress a couple years ago. i started talking about taxes and revenue streams and the budget. i started talking about the fact that we were spending $3.40 trillion. what i would say to get people to take a nap in the middle of a speech was not necessarily a good thing, by the way. we want you to stay away. i would go through all the numbers in about 20 seconds. we spend about $700 billion on social security. $692 billion on defense. billions on non-defense discretionary spending. $519 billion coming out of medicare. $400 billion in mandatory spending. $300 billion just to service the debt. the 25 yearack to historical average, we find ourselves paying over $800 billion just to service our debt. $273i would close with billion sent to medicaid. whoh.ody would say, the federal government has a $22,000 income. we set a budget at $34,000. where does that make sense? nowhere in america w
i think about taxes. how many feel we are taxed too little in the federal government? spend it took we much in the federal government? [applause] i remember when i first started running for congress a couple years ago. i started talking about taxes and revenue streams and the budget. i started talking about the fact that we were spending $3.40 trillion. what i would say to get people to take a nap in the middle of a speech was not necessarily a good thing, by the way. we want you to stay away....
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surprisingly, 16% said we should raise taxes and cut spending. obviously, they did not hear coulter -- ann coulter's speech about what happened last time we agree to spending cuts. he thought we should do targeted cuts and not across the board cuts. you do not want to see defense cuts or military cuts across the board like everything else. now we get to a couple more controversial questions. what do you think the u.s. role should be in the world today. as you can see, half of you think we should take a step back and let our allies around the and for themselves. a little more than 1/3 of us still favor a more muscular where the u.s. helps provide defense for its allies. almost one out of five are on the fence on this issue. this issue is going to play itself out over the next several years inside the party and inside the movement. something that one of the speakers made him so famous on is the use of drones. the federal government using drones. overwhelmingly, you oppose using combat andtarget non- who are u.s. citizens to either kill them or to s
surprisingly, 16% said we should raise taxes and cut spending. obviously, they did not hear coulter -- ann coulter's speech about what happened last time we agree to spending cuts. he thought we should do targeted cuts and not across the board cuts. you do not want to see defense cuts or military cuts across the board like everything else. now we get to a couple more controversial questions. what do you think the u.s. role should be in the world today. as you can see, half of you think we...
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taxes. that is terrible for the economy. march 27 there will be a speech in georgia from steve moore. i'm sure the last thing he will say is we need to increase taxes. host: where do you see and that they can come together? caller: i have been working in politics 50 years. the republicans have compromised ourselves into a $16 trillion debt. it's time for the democrats. we have got to cut spending. obama is not doing anything accept raising taxes -- except for raising taxes. the rich are the heroes because they create jobs. i'm not against poor people, but they cannot give anybody a job. we need to stop the attacks on the rich. we need to cut spending. i am thinking of changing my name to cut spending. host: here is what steve wrote on twitter -- let's hear from dennis in massachusetts, independent. caller: how are you? i am reacting to the report that the senate plan suggests another quarter billion dollar cut to medicare after the $760 billion cut that the senate democrats have already made
taxes. that is terrible for the economy. march 27 there will be a speech in georgia from steve moore. i'm sure the last thing he will say is we need to increase taxes. host: where do you see and that they can come together? caller: i have been working in politics 50 years. the republicans have compromised ourselves into a $16 trillion debt. it's time for the democrats. we have got to cut spending. obama is not doing anything accept raising taxes -- except for raising taxes. the rich are the...
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we propose reforming the tax code. we propose ending special tax breaks and closing tax loopholes like the mortgage deduction for vacation homes and yachts, eliminating the deduction for derivative traders and eliminating incentives for sending american jobs overseas. we propose taxing capital gains and dividends as ordinary income, raising about $900 billion over 10 years. these changes, mr. speaker, would generate much-needed revenue. the country has begun to recover. we see it every day in the news and we're moving in the right direction. we are beginning to recover from near financial ruin. but our recovery is fragile and desperately needs a shot in the arm to accelerate our economic recovery. instead the republican-controlled house voted -- thought it best to poison the economy and throw away the antidote. according to leading economists, once sequestration is full yimplemented, america is going -- -- fully implemented, americans are going to lose $2.-- 2.14 million jobs. those are two million jobs that exist now
we propose reforming the tax code. we propose ending special tax breaks and closing tax loopholes like the mortgage deduction for vacation homes and yachts, eliminating the deduction for derivative traders and eliminating incentives for sending american jobs overseas. we propose taxing capital gains and dividends as ordinary income, raising about $900 billion over 10 years. these changes, mr. speaker, would generate much-needed revenue. the country has begun to recover. we see it every day in...
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haven't raised that tax in 20 years. so if we just indexed it to construction cost inflation, and indexed it to the economy, we could issue bonds, pay it off by that increment on the gas tax. it would be about a penny a year a gallon. i was driving to work one day they were changing the cards up there. they were raising it a nickel a gallon as i drove by. a penny a gallon. i think most americans would be willing to pay for that if they knew it was going to save 3.5 -- or create 3.5 million jobs and put this country back on track and get rid of some of the delays and congestion and detours and all the other problems we have. so let's pay attention to this scorecard. to this report card. if your kid came home with a card like this you'd do something about it. congress better do something about it. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. it was mr. speaker, june, 1950, when the north koreans decided they would invade their neighbors to the south, south korea. the wa
haven't raised that tax in 20 years. so if we just indexed it to construction cost inflation, and indexed it to the economy, we could issue bonds, pay it off by that increment on the gas tax. it would be about a penny a year a gallon. i was driving to work one day they were changing the cards up there. they were raising it a nickel a gallon as i drove by. a penny a gallon. i think most americans would be willing to pay for that if they knew it was going to save 3.5 -- or create 3.5 million jobs...
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we know about tax policy. we need to have a pro-growth tax structure, not one that takes from some and gives to others. and last but not least, we believe in solving our debt problem, because it's hurting job creation. jobs are not being created in america. there are jobs that are not being created in this country because we have a $16.5 trillion debt and it's only scheduled to get bigger. that problem has to be solved and you can only solve it, the only real approach that solves it is the combination of fiscal discipline and rapid economic combrothe. there is no tax increase in the world that will solve our long-term debt problem. the second thing that our government can help us do is help ourselves by acquiring the skills of the 21st century and that's why i think every parent in america should have the opportunity to send their children to the school of their choice. by the way, we should encourage career education. not everyone has to go to a four-year liberal arts college. we still need plumbers. we still
we know about tax policy. we need to have a pro-growth tax structure, not one that takes from some and gives to others. and last but not least, we believe in solving our debt problem, because it's hurting job creation. jobs are not being created in america. there are jobs that are not being created in this country because we have a $16.5 trillion debt and it's only scheduled to get bigger. that problem has to be solved and you can only solve it, the only real approach that solves it is the...
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he wants to raise taxes again. remember this the next time some journalist asks a republican, are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?"-- "are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?" we are the indians and the obama administration are andrew jackson. we have been through this before. the democrats tripled the budget. it is not true that it was reagan's tax cuts that led to the deficit. the problem was for every additional dollar that came in to the internal revenue service, the democrats were spending another $3. then reagan's knuckle head of a vice president, the first george bush, unable to learn from the first kick of a mule, made the exact same deal with democrats. he raised taxes in exchange for promised cuts in spending. "i will gladly take a tax hike today for a cut in spending on tuesday." once again, democrats raised spending. it would be like journalists going to tribal chiefs circa 1890 and saying sarcastically, "are
he wants to raise taxes again. remember this the next time some journalist asks a republican, are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?"-- "are you saying you would not take $1 in tax hikes in exchange for $10 in budget cuts?" we are the indians and the obama administration are andrew jackson. we have been through this before. the democrats tripled the budget. it is not true that it was reagan's tax cuts that led to the deficit. the...
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he knows how to articulate a message on taxes and tax cuts. he would like to reform the tax code. that is his next project. remember bob dole was on the ticket in the 1970's with gerald ford. he comes back 20 years later and is a republican nominee. ryan, because he was on national ticket so early, he has a long career, decades ahead in congress, where he will continue to be a player. host: our next caller is from springfield, oregon, on our line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning. i hope the party follows senator ator cruz's dialogue about not telling americans on american soil. same big promises, we want smaller government, we do not want to do unnecessary wars and stuff. same with obama. he ran on shutting down guantanamo bay and closing down big brother. he made all worse. i guess that is what i want to say, not so much the speeches, but the execution. host: thank you for the call. let me sherry what -- -- let me share with you what bill kristol writes this morning. he points out -- he points out americans being tired of the wars, wars that bill kristol and o
he knows how to articulate a message on taxes and tax cuts. he would like to reform the tax code. that is his next project. remember bob dole was on the ticket in the 1970's with gerald ford. he comes back 20 years later and is a republican nominee. ryan, because he was on national ticket so early, he has a long career, decades ahead in congress, where he will continue to be a player. host: our next caller is from springfield, oregon, on our line for independents. good morning. caller: good...
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we are for tax preparedness and for tax reform. but here's a cautionary tale very when you're trying to propose the increase of overall taxation, we have already increased the top marginal tax rates. almost 45%. bese businesses now will competing against corporations that are currently paying 35%. and there is a growing consensus that that is not competitive. there is a move to do corporate tax reform to lower that to 25%. so the engines of innovation are really the small businesses, the entrepreneurs were coming up with all these ideas. they will be competing at a 45% tax rate on their income versus larger corporations ain't 25%. corporations paying 25% your that is incredibly dangerous. we need to do something to tie the top -- through rate to the top corporations -- the top passed through rate to the top corporations. corporateking about deals versus legitimate business seductions. >> the vote has been called. i would like to make one more comment. >> if we handle the tax reform under reconciliation, it is a very limited look th
we are for tax preparedness and for tax reform. but here's a cautionary tale very when you're trying to propose the increase of overall taxation, we have already increased the top marginal tax rates. almost 45%. bese businesses now will competing against corporations that are currently paying 35%. and there is a growing consensus that that is not competitive. there is a move to do corporate tax reform to lower that to 25%. so the engines of innovation are really the small businesses, the...
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let's replace this anti-tax code, this loophole tax code with a progrowth tax system that helps families and businesses. replace it with a better progrowth s. lower tax rates, fewer loopholes and we can still balance the budget in doing. so we are not going to refight the past which law is law. that's not going to change. that's why we are saying not only can we do it faster. we want to do it with a better progrowth tax code. >> you have said we're not going to fight past yet a key tent of your budget is the affordable care act. we hear generals sometimes fight the last war. why go through that again? did you feel you had to include repeal of the affordable care act or it wouldn't pass the house of representatives? >> it was never a doubt in our mind. the fiscal cliff occurred but we don't like the tax code it produced. so we're proposing a new tax code that is a progrowth tax code. we don't like the affordable act. we believe this law is going to collapse under its own weight. please know that when americans see what this law entails which they have not seen all of the details. those of
let's replace this anti-tax code, this loophole tax code with a progrowth tax system that helps families and businesses. replace it with a better progrowth s. lower tax rates, fewer loopholes and we can still balance the budget in doing. so we are not going to refight the past which law is law. that's not going to change. that's why we are saying not only can we do it faster. we want to do it with a better progrowth tax code. >> you have said we're not going to fight past yet a key tent...
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the president a tax hike. i want to mention this politico had done from this morning. guest: republicans have seized the moment. democrats seem to be planning cliff during the fiscal tops. bell americans say, democrats, you have your tax increases, let's focus on spending cuts. republicans seem to be manning them that message -- managing that message well right now. host: our guest is damian paletta this morning. theou are listening on radio, here are the phone lines. 3881.licans, 202-585- democrats, 202-585-3880. $975 billion in targeted cuts with regard to health care, military, other programs. it also raises $975 billion in new revenues from closing " -- closing tax loopholes. $100 billion in stimulus spending focusing on job training and infrastructure. house republican plan has $1.80 trillion in savings from the repeal of the health care law. it leaves $1 trillion in automatic cuts as a result of sequestration. it includes $962 billion in cuts from agriculture subsidies and food stamps, reduces money for
the president a tax hike. i want to mention this politico had done from this morning. guest: republicans have seized the moment. democrats seem to be planning cliff during the fiscal tops. bell americans say, democrats, you have your tax increases, let's focus on spending cuts. republicans seem to be manning them that message -- managing that message well right now. host: our guest is damian paletta this morning. theou are listening on radio, here are the phone lines. 3881.licans, 202-585-...
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while cutting taxes every year. i have dedicated much of my adult life to revolutionize our schools so that school serves children and parents. you must know this, all of our successes at the state level, and all of the work being done in the private sector can be undone if we continue to lose presidential elections. we will forfeit our ability to chart a better future for our republic. this would be tragic in every sense of the world. as you know, sam is the former ceo of ibm. probably the best ceo in america in the last decade. sam is also a fantastic human being. he's easy to talk to, but he is also a visionary and a true leader. he told me an amazing story. withs deeply involved assembling the team that created watson, a supercomputer that can understand natural language with all the ambiguities associated with human speech. watson can read through more than 200 pages of text to find an answer in less than three seconds. what you do when you have this kind of amazing capability at your fingertips? do you know wh
while cutting taxes every year. i have dedicated much of my adult life to revolutionize our schools so that school serves children and parents. you must know this, all of our successes at the state level, and all of the work being done in the private sector can be undone if we continue to lose presidential elections. we will forfeit our ability to chart a better future for our republic. this would be tragic in every sense of the world. as you know, sam is the former ceo of ibm. probably the...
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i think the tax issue has been resolved. at this point i do not know how we go forward, but i would suggest that out of this budget crisis might be this best opportunity. [indiscernible] there might be some there, but i will not risk the full faith and credit of the government. >> have you had conversations with the senate on the budget conference and talks between -- and you expect that to start when you get back? >> you will have to talk to chairman ryan about that. >> would you have any bottom line for that conversation? brian as he goes into -- ryan that as he goes into the conference he will hold a line on taxes? blem ve a spending pro that has to be addressed. the american people know we have a spending problem, and we have to attack that by cutting spending. the federal government will bring in more revenue in than any year in our history, and yet we will still have a trillion- dollar budget deficit. does not anybody realize there is a problem here? >> i understand you met with some of your senators and members on the
i think the tax issue has been resolved. at this point i do not know how we go forward, but i would suggest that out of this budget crisis might be this best opportunity. [indiscernible] there might be some there, but i will not risk the full faith and credit of the government. >> have you had conversations with the senate on the budget conference and talks between -- and you expect that to start when you get back? >> you will have to talk to chairman ryan about that. >> would...
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these would be the lone wolves who aspire to undertake a tax. we have been relatively successful in utilizing the same investigative tools that we utilize for public corruption cases, white-collar criminal cases, in terms of obtaining the cooperation of people come in terms of utilizing surveillance, whether it be wiser or physical surveillance, for instance, in identifying the persons who present these projects -- threats. thwart theo attacks. the harder it becomes to identify the individuals, because they're not reaching out to anybody else, which would enable us to identify and alert them. if so it is an increasing trend. we have been relatively successful. my hope is that our traditional techniques will continue to give us some success in this arena. shifting just a little bit from that, does the recent legalization of marijuana in colorado and washington state in the trend we are seeing, how fbi'shat impact on the and the dea, indirectly? you are involved in these cases. >> we do very little. we still participate in task forces and the like
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it's a plan for tax reform. it's a plan to open up our energy stores that we have here so we can be energy independent. we have vast amounts of energy reserves we need to tap so we can put people to work, bring down gas prices, stretch paychecks further. we've got to control our spending appetite. we've got to reform programs like medicare so they're solvent. we've got to reform our safety net so it works to get people on their feet. that's what this budget does. in a nutshell, instead of spending $46 trillion over the next 10 years, as we're currently poised to spend, we spend $41 trillion. instead of growing spending 5% a year we grow at 3.4% a year. with all the predictions of doom and gloom and how evil and terrible and horrible or budget is, it increases spending every year by 3.4% a year instead of 5% a year. the difference is we balance the budget. the difference is we let families keep more of their own take-home pay. the difference is we make sure our kids inherit a debt-free future. the difference is w
it's a plan for tax reform. it's a plan to open up our energy stores that we have here so we can be energy independent. we have vast amounts of energy reserves we need to tap so we can put people to work, bring down gas prices, stretch paychecks further. we've got to control our spending appetite. we've got to reform programs like medicare so they're solvent. we've got to reform our safety net so it works to get people on their feet. that's what this budget does. in a nutshell, instead of...
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the lowest tax burden since 1960. corporate tax is 15%, the federal corporate tax. that is pretty good. that is what makes canada so attractive for business all over the world. the caller is right, the economic reforms began under the liberal party. it is true. they sobered up, much more than we have done here in the united states. host: you write in your piece that the canadians had an election in october 2008. nine months after the election, they won again by a bigger margin. when you expand on that -- guest: yes. he keeps painting regions of blue, the conservative color. people have begun up there to trust the conservatives with power. the liberal lock on the country has been broken, for now. liberals are not even the official -- official position. that is another left party. harper is a incremental list. quality, buter's he does not move the public farther than they are willing to go. he likes to -- i think the way he would put it is, they only can the common sense gene in the canadian people. they are a part of anglo- american said -- civilization. this was the
the lowest tax burden since 1960. corporate tax is 15%, the federal corporate tax. that is pretty good. that is what makes canada so attractive for business all over the world. the caller is right, the economic reforms began under the liberal party. it is true. they sobered up, much more than we have done here in the united states. host: you write in your piece that the canadians had an election in october 2008. nine months after the election, they won again by a bigger margin. when you expand...
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the only tax that increase was a temporary tax that was relief given to reduce the payroll tax to try to give a shot in the arm to the economy. that was always designed to be a temporary tax. as a practical matter, the president has, in fact, kept his pledge. it is ironic. polls show the american people thought that with the american recovery act that their taxes increase when, in fact, 94% of the people saw a reduction. what the president promised, he did, but a lot of people did not understand it and thought their taxes increased. people that look at the facts understand that they have received tax reductions. i personally think we have gone a little overboard. we will have to rebalance the scales, but the president kept his promises on taxation, notwithstanding what you're caller said. you're caller is wrong. beach on twitter says the private sector will always be a better fiscal that the anything run by the government -- fact, says this person. we are talking about the budget with earl blumenauer as the house begins work on the budget put out by paul ryan last week. "the hill" rep
the only tax that increase was a temporary tax that was relief given to reduce the payroll tax to try to give a shot in the arm to the economy. that was always designed to be a temporary tax. as a practical matter, the president has, in fact, kept his pledge. it is ironic. polls show the american people thought that with the american recovery act that their taxes increase when, in fact, 94% of the people saw a reduction. what the president promised, he did, but a lot of people did not...
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if you come talk about raising taxes, you are raising taxes on everybody and you better have a week -- a good reason. it really matters about everybody. that is what is fair. [applause] briefly, i do not have time to go into it, but health care, 1/6 of our economy. if the government can control that, they can control just about everything. we need to understand what is going on. there are much more economic models that can be used to give as good health care than what we have now. we were asleep at the wheel to let it happen. we have to find a way to make it work. if we have to work within the frameworks of the affordable health care act, fine. if we can find a way to fund it, fine. 80% of the encounters between a patient and a health-care provider could easily be handled by a health savings accounts. [applause] 80% of the encounters with of the need to insinuates a third party or a bureaucracy that sucks out 1/3 of the money. we can use bridge insurance and catastrophic insurance. some of them, i do not want to call them morons, but they are similar to that. read the book. obviously,
if you come talk about raising taxes, you are raising taxes on everybody and you better have a week -- a good reason. it really matters about everybody. that is what is fair. [applause] briefly, i do not have time to go into it, but health care, 1/6 of our economy. if the government can control that, they can control just about everything. we need to understand what is going on. there are much more economic models that can be used to give as good health care than what we have now. we were...
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they achieve that balance by not raising taxes, while not raising taxes. i think that's very important, too. we certainly aren't undertaxed in this country. my friends on the other side clearly believe that we are. they are going to offer multiple tax increases in all their budgets. i like the budget that does not require tax increases. finally, both these budgets, the republican study committee budget and the republican budget, come to grips with the reality that we have to -- reform entitlements. we have our own way of doing that, but there could be others. unfortunately our friends on the other side are largely silent about that important choice. as my friend, mr. woodall, mentioned in his remarks, the ryan budget, is hardly a radical budget. it's going to increase spending every single year over a 10-year wind heo by about 3.5%. the main democratic alternative is about 5%. can't we live at 3.5% and have a balanced budget in 10 years as opposed to go to five with higher taxes and not balance the budget within that 10-year window? again i'm proud of my d
they achieve that balance by not raising taxes, while not raising taxes. i think that's very important, too. we certainly aren't undertaxed in this country. my friends on the other side clearly believe that we are. they are going to offer multiple tax increases in all their budgets. i like the budget that does not require tax increases. finally, both these budgets, the republican study committee budget and the republican budget, come to grips with the reality that we have to -- reform...
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they came right out and said kind of ideologies that he they espouse, even imposing a tax on questions which have not been done in the middle east in hundreds of years, these things are rejected, he said. he talked about reaching out to the backbone of assad's remaining support. he said join us, did not fight us, and we are not fighting you. an open letter was written to the syrian christian community. i know it does have a big impact. this is a vision of respect for the dignity of all syrians, a vision of tolerance, coexistence. i think the vast majority assyrians really want to believe a debt of that vision. the extremist we talked about are a minority but at the violence goes on, those extremist voices are getting louder. >> with the remaining time i have left, thank you for the humanitarian work you're doing. obviously it is very important. if you could expand, you mentioned the efforts we are making to make sure those being held there recognizable america has played in providing that help. if you could just detail that a little bit i would appreciate it. >> we are examining on the
they came right out and said kind of ideologies that he they espouse, even imposing a tax on questions which have not been done in the middle east in hundreds of years, these things are rejected, he said. he talked about reaching out to the backbone of assad's remaining support. he said join us, did not fight us, and we are not fighting you. an open letter was written to the syrian christian community. i know it does have a big impact. this is a vision of respect for the dignity of all syrians,...
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we lowered the overall taxes for the first time in years. taxes on homes have gone down in each of the last two years. [applause] but when it comes to jobs under my predecessors terms wisconsin lost 300,000 jobs and just 10% of our employers were headed in the right direction. today we're gaining jobs and 93% of the employers says that wisconsin is heading in the right direction. we can leave with an optimistic message. simply put in we showed in our election who do you want in charge, the big government or do you want the hard working taxpayers, the hard working taxpayers win out and they will win out over and over again. in america, we need to show an optimistic message that we're not standing with the big businesses of america, we're standing with the hard-working taxpayers and this is the message that can resonate throughout this country. [applause] now, in addition to being optimistic we need to be relevent. what do i mean by that? in politics we talk in words like sequesters and fiscal cliffs. people in wisconsin, they talk to me about
we lowered the overall taxes for the first time in years. taxes on homes have gone down in each of the last two years. [applause] but when it comes to jobs under my predecessors terms wisconsin lost 300,000 jobs and just 10% of our employers were headed in the right direction. today we're gaining jobs and 93% of the employers says that wisconsin is heading in the right direction. we can leave with an optimistic message. simply put in we showed in our election who do you want in charge, the big...
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tax reforms we would never allow tax reform to hide a tax increase. periodically politics and -- this a tax reform the what they mean is they want to raise taxes. two ways to raise income taxes, raise the rate or broaden the base to bring the rates down. the pledge says no raising the rates and, two, if you want to get rid of deductions and credits, that is great but bring the rates down dollar for dollar. paul ryanhat does. host: chris on the republican line. you are on what grover norquist. caller: thank you for c-span. norquist, i think there is a big problem. perception is everything when it comes to marketing and it is the perception that the democrats are able to get across. because the democrats, they know their audience, they know who they are pandering to, they know who they are selling to. and they treat them like stupid children. and it works. i will give you an example. you remember when the bush tax tom- first came out and shall and dick gephardt -- tom daschle and dick kept part, the minority leaders, did not have anything, but yet they
tax reforms we would never allow tax reform to hide a tax increase. periodically politics and -- this a tax reform the what they mean is they want to raise taxes. two ways to raise income taxes, raise the rate or broaden the base to bring the rates down. the pledge says no raising the rates and, two, if you want to get rid of deductions and credits, that is great but bring the rates down dollar for dollar. paul ryanhat does. host: chris on the republican line. you are on what grover norquist....
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these are all legitimate talk -- topics, taxes, spending, appropriation. what what do we want to spend our money on? my wife and i do this all the time. are we going to spend money to take this kid here or to get this car replaced? we have to do that from the country's perspective. we look for it in the military. one thing i'm concerned about ash we hear a lot of discussion on the use of drones -- one thing i'm concerned about -- we hear a lot of discussion about the use of drones. the bottom line is that all of these mechanical, all of the technology is great, but there are still men and women who have to run them. they still have to be on the front lines. at some point in time, there will be more boots on the ground somewhere, just as there are right now. host: should that happen in syria? boots on the ground? guest: i'm very concerned about what is happening, especially concerning reports of chemical weapons. will have to do more than just take this cursory look at it. i'm very concerned about foreign policy that says we will dabble here and dabble ther
these are all legitimate talk -- topics, taxes, spending, appropriation. what what do we want to spend our money on? my wife and i do this all the time. are we going to spend money to take this kid here or to get this car replaced? we have to do that from the country's perspective. we look for it in the military. one thing i'm concerned about ash we hear a lot of discussion on the use of drones -- one thing i'm concerned about -- we hear a lot of discussion about the use of drones. the bottom...
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zero taxes. you to the equation and find that we are not being competitive. we need to have a tax structure that works. and stopo deregulate over burdening our companies and our entrepreneurs and we need to better educate our kids. a lot needs to be done. you will not be able to get away from the global economy reality. you will not be able to build a fence around america and thinking can prosper. if we do not export our goods, we are in serious trouble. viewere have a cure -- asking for you to tell them about the cpac of reach. guest: we want all americans to participate as one. we want everyone to have the same opportunity to succeed. we do not guarantee people success. that is not what we believe in. we are a merit-based society. our panel is not how blacks can do this or how hispanics can do that or how transgendered people can do the other or what can we do for them? our goal is to reach out and make them part of our family and have everybody equally enjoy the right in terms of all for mobil
zero taxes. you to the equation and find that we are not being competitive. we need to have a tax structure that works. and stopo deregulate over burdening our companies and our entrepreneurs and we need to better educate our kids. a lot needs to be done. you will not be able to get away from the global economy reality. you will not be able to build a fence around america and thinking can prosper. if we do not export our goods, we are in serious trouble. viewere have a cure -- asking for you to...
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and taxes. it will structure our system for economic growth. we will stop hemorrhaging jobs overseas and bring american jobs back to these shores. it's one thing if we lose jobs because of low wages overseas. we don't ever want to compete in that arena. it's another if we lose jobs because our government is inefficient, bloated and expensive. and finally, it protects our most vulnerable. it protects our young people. you know, i agree with then senator obama when he said it was immoral to continue to incur these massive debts. of course, when he said it, since he said it, our debt is multiples of what he was decrying at that time. we are piling mountains and mountains of debt on our children and our grandchildren to fuel our addiction to spending and it's got to stop and it's got to stop now. i'm proud to stand for this republican budget and i urge its passage. i give back the rest of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van holl
and taxes. it will structure our system for economic growth. we will stop hemorrhaging jobs overseas and bring american jobs back to these shores. it's one thing if we lose jobs because of low wages overseas. we don't ever want to compete in that arena. it's another if we lose jobs because our government is inefficient, bloated and expensive. and finally, it protects our most vulnerable. it protects our young people. you know, i agree with then senator obama when he said it was immoral to...
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it said as part of tax reform don't raise taxes on middle income people to finance your tax breaks for folks at the very top. every republican voted no. so, yes, this plan that the gentleman has brought forward today, apparently under sort of a mock bipartisanship, will reduce the deficit in a balanced way. calls for a shared responsibility. and certainly does not give folks at the very top a tax break financed by middle income taxpayers like the republican proposal does. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. mulvaney: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. campbell. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. campbell: thank you. i thank the gentleman from south carolina. thank you, mr. chairman. sometimes, mr. chairman, you live in a neighborhood, you look down the street, and there is a neighbor there. and they got new cars and they are remodeling the kitchen and they take a lot of expensive vacations. you look down the street and
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we have a broken tax code. [applause] the president and senate democrats, they just want to keep increasing taxes, making it harder and harder for our small businesses to hire and grow and put people to work in this country. .ur nation is drowning in debt and we have had a four straight years of $1 trillion deficits. will tell you all why i ran for office -- i am blessed to be the mother of two wonderful b.ildren here, kate and jaco what is happening in washington, it is not just that we continue to spend money that we do not have, but we are essentially robbing our children of the american dream. [applause] i know that you have heard at this important conference about these fiscal challenges, and you have heard it from great leaders who have spoken before me, and you will hear it from great leaders who will speak after me. that we needthem to fix this kissell mess that we are in. right,o not get this then america's greatness is truly endangered. today i want to speak with threatut another great that our nation
we have a broken tax code. [applause] the president and senate democrats, they just want to keep increasing taxes, making it harder and harder for our small businesses to hire and grow and put people to work in this country. .ur nation is drowning in debt and we have had a four straight years of $1 trillion deficits. will tell you all why i ran for office -- i am blessed to be the mother of two wonderful b.ildren here, kate and jaco what is happening in washington, it is not just that we...
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simple math shows that this budget will finance large tax cuts for the wealthiest by raising the tax burden on middle class taxpayers. the budget calls for dropping the top tax rate from 39% to 25% , cutting the rate for millionaires by more than 1/3 while holding all other revenues constant. just last fall the nonpartisan tax policy center did an analysis of a far more modest plan put forward by governor romney to reduce the top tax rate from 35% to 28%. and they showed it would inevitably raise the income tax burden on individuals making under $200,000 a year. this budget proposal which provides even bigger tax cuts to millionaires will raise the tax burden on middle income families by an average of $2,000. at the same time, same time it does not close one single special interest tax loophole for the purpose of reducing the deficit. not one dime from ending special breaks for corporate jets, big oil companies, or hedge fund managers to help us reduce the deficit. while providing this windfall to the very healthy, this proposal guts vital investments that are essential to shared pro
simple math shows that this budget will finance large tax cuts for the wealthiest by raising the tax burden on middle class taxpayers. the budget calls for dropping the top tax rate from 39% to 25% , cutting the rate for millionaires by more than 1/3 while holding all other revenues constant. just last fall the nonpartisan tax policy center did an analysis of a far more modest plan put forward by governor romney to reduce the top tax rate from 35% to 28%. and they showed it would inevitably...
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we will close many corporate tax loopholes, like the tax deferral. you can move jobs overseas and never pay any taxes. , bribed us took bring the jobs home. we say no. if you are an american corporation and you earn money overseas or you earn money here but use tricks, it does not matter. we will tax it all. if you're paying taxes to a foreign government, you get a credit for that so no double taxation. but you should not get a in a fit of no taxes because you are shipping jobs abroad. we eliminate some of the depletion balances. there's no reason we should be giving tax subsidies to these companies. we eliminate benefits for , reduce corporate meals and entertainment. is one thing. the second thing we do is we say, all right, people making over $400,000 now will be haying a tax of three point 96% on their highest income. % on their highest income. institute new tax brackets for millionaires and billionaires. $1 on every one dollar above million. 40 six percent on every one dollar above 20 million dollars. we finally go to a total of 49% for every on
we will close many corporate tax loopholes, like the tax deferral. you can move jobs overseas and never pay any taxes. , bribed us took bring the jobs home. we say no. if you are an american corporation and you earn money overseas or you earn money here but use tricks, it does not matter. we will tax it all. if you're paying taxes to a foreign government, you get a credit for that so no double taxation. but you should not get a in a fit of no taxes because you are shipping jobs abroad. we...
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nks tax -- income tax credit, the child tax credit, all of these credits that lift millions of people out of poverty, if you actually oppose this amendment, then i assume you support continuing the big oil subsidies which amounts to $25 billion. i have to assume that you want to continue these loopholes, $125 billion in revenue that allow jobs to go offshore, that allow americans to lose their jobs. i assume that if you oppose this amendment you want to keep moving forward with these corporate jet tax loopholes, $3 billion. you know, this committee unfortunately seems like it's choosing to create more hunger and more poverty in america than protecting these unnecessary subsidies. to the most profitable in the world. again, we have to look at who this committee and who this budget really represents and i have to say, congresswoman moore, it's the 1%. the 99%, you know, deserve a share of american pride, they deserve the american dream and your amendment certainly preserves that for the most vulnerable. so thank you and i yield the balance of my time. >> i would like to know if dr. mcde
nks tax -- income tax credit, the child tax credit, all of these credits that lift millions of people out of poverty, if you actually oppose this amendment, then i assume you support continuing the big oil subsidies which amounts to $25 billion. i have to assume that you want to continue these loopholes, $125 billion in revenue that allow jobs to go offshore, that allow americans to lose their jobs. i assume that if you oppose this amendment you want to keep moving forward with these corporate...
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how much of a drag to you see from the social security tax increase? and the across-the-board spending cuts that went into affect on march 1? is it possible the fed might see a need to provide more support to the economy because of that drag? the drag on fiscal? is comparables to and a nap -- an analysis presented to the congress. they estimate putting together all the fiscal measures, including the sequester and fiscaluts that federal restraint in 200013 is cutting 1.5 percentage points off of growth, which is very significant. that is an issue for us. given what the fiscal stop -- fiscal authorities are doing. the economy is weaker and job creation is lower than it would be otherwise. that is one of the reasons our policy has been as progressive as it is. that being said, up monetary policy cannot offset a fiscal restraint of that magnitude. so the final outcome will be of jobs thans would have been the case with last fiscal restraint. i want to emphasize i do believe long-term fiscal stability is extremely important and i urge congress to do what is
how much of a drag to you see from the social security tax increase? and the across-the-board spending cuts that went into affect on march 1? is it possible the fed might see a need to provide more support to the economy because of that drag? the drag on fiscal? is comparables to and a nap -- an analysis presented to the congress. they estimate putting together all the fiscal measures, including the sequester and fiscaluts that federal restraint in 200013 is cutting 1.5 percentage points off of...
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on taxes, you stand for giving breaks to the rich. they didreign policy, not support the bush foreign policy, so the stoll that made that republican party dominant come all three issues are in democratic favre. until you deal with these problems, it does not matter until network -- it does not matter what network you have. conservatives and, smaller government, less intrusion, and with they will have to figure out how to mollify the social movement. >> i do not think anyone has suggested the only thing that republicans are waiting right now is doing any better data bases and do we need more storefront offices. i was responding to a question directly about that. there is a lot of discussion going on right now about positioning, policies, looking for some of integrating new program pauses, how do we explain our policies better. i do not accept the premise that there is no doubt when you look at the gay marriage issue, that is very generational, it moved faster than any social issue i have ever seen. on the flip side, the pro-life argume
on taxes, you stand for giving breaks to the rich. they didreign policy, not support the bush foreign policy, so the stoll that made that republican party dominant come all three issues are in democratic favre. until you deal with these problems, it does not matter until network -- it does not matter what network you have. conservatives and, smaller government, less intrusion, and with they will have to figure out how to mollify the social movement. >> i do not think anyone has suggested...
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instead of providing targeted tax cuts to working class families, the republican budget increases tax breaks for the wealthiest in the country at the expense of middle income taxpayers who will pay an average of $2,000 per family. instead of solidifying the safety net for our seniors, the republican budget guts it by trading medicare into a voucher program and instead of healing our still fragile housing market, the republican budget refuses to protect the mortgage interest deductions that our middle class families depend upon. what we should be doing is working together to put the american dream back within the reach for our middle class. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i have made it a priority since day one to support pro-growth, pro-job legislation that encourages entrepreneurship and sports innovation.
instead of providing targeted tax cuts to working class families, the republican budget increases tax breaks for the wealthiest in the country at the expense of middle income taxpayers who will pay an average of $2,000 per family. instead of solidifying the safety net for our seniors, the republican budget guts it by trading medicare into a voucher program and instead of healing our still fragile housing market, the republican budget refuses to protect the mortgage interest deductions that our...
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in the tax code. ms. murray provides few details, however. the real tax increase is closer to $1.5 trillion, but because the budget owe mitts $480 billion in unspecified taxes to replace sequestration and $100 billion to offset the cost of new stimulus. new stimulus. spending, mr. speaker is the problem. the house budget puts us on a track to in the just a balanced budget within 10 years but paying back every penny of debt that we borrow from americans and the world. and the senate budget has yet to pass committee, remains to be seen if they pass it in the senate, but the proposal is to increase spending and increase taxes. we're not up here bickering about what -- how to name a post office, mr. speaker, or whether or not we ought to meet on tuesdays or thursdays or fridays. we're up here arguing about whether the future of the republic, whether opportunity for our children and grandchildren lies in a future where we have paid back all of your debts or lies in a future where you allow those debts to r
in the tax code. ms. murray provides few details, however. the real tax increase is closer to $1.5 trillion, but because the budget owe mitts $480 billion in unspecified taxes to replace sequestration and $100 billion to offset the cost of new stimulus. new stimulus. spending, mr. speaker is the problem. the house budget puts us on a track to in the just a balanced budget within 10 years but paying back every penny of debt that we borrow from americans and the world. and the senate budget has...
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, property taxes. we have a hypocrisy in our nation where, on the one hand, undocumented immigrants might be here unlawfully, but the i.r.s. says if you're here and working, you actually have to pay taxes, and here is an individual tax i.d. number by which you are required to pay taxes. overall, the studies do show there's a net benefit. host: we talked about the senate proposal that's being worked on. who are the leaders on that? guest: on the democratic side, it is senator durbin, schumer, menendez. and on the republican side, it's senator mccain, senator graham, and senator rubio. host: the house health group is also working on a separate proposal. here's a story from "the washington post" about that. give us until insight into what we have heard about that proposal. guest: it is very promising that, again, on the house side there has been bipartisan conversation. most of the members of this group have been meeting the last four years in secret. only the last month and a half or two that it has beco
, property taxes. we have a hypocrisy in our nation where, on the one hand, undocumented immigrants might be here unlawfully, but the i.r.s. says if you're here and working, you actually have to pay taxes, and here is an individual tax i.d. number by which you are required to pay taxes. overall, the studies do show there's a net benefit. host: we talked about the senate proposal that's being worked on. who are the leaders on that? guest: on the democratic side, it is senator durbin, schumer,...
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there is no prospect for tax relief on the horizon. taxes keep going up. brand new health care bill in place that folks don't understand. going to destroy their health care system, not to mention add to their cost of their business. and the federal government last year in the midst of this terrible recession, the midst of this difficult economy, added $33.9 billion in additional costs through regulatory activity that's going to take 81 million hours to complete. let's do some back of the envelope math, mr. speaker. 81 million hours. the average work year, 40 hours a week, you work 50 weeks a year, that's 2000 hours. 000 hours. that's 40,000 people. who will spend every working all of every working day year long just to meet the new federal regulatory burden. mr. speaker, i don't wonder why it is that entrepreneurial activity is the lowest it's been since we began keeping records. the wonder is that folks are still trying at all. i had someone say that to me, mr. speaker. i was visiting with a group of honor students. i represent two counties in the north m
there is no prospect for tax relief on the horizon. taxes keep going up. brand new health care bill in place that folks don't understand. going to destroy their health care system, not to mention add to their cost of their business. and the federal government last year in the midst of this terrible recession, the midst of this difficult economy, added $33.9 billion in additional costs through regulatory activity that's going to take 81 million hours to complete. let's do some back of the...
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from low income to the high tax brackets, everyone is benefiting. the future's bright but only if we educate the half truths and begin telling the real story of america's natural gas revolution. the stories about technology, private sector innovation, investment, financial risk, thousands of new jobs, new competition, new growth, a growing and better standard of living for more americans, lower energy costs, new industries, a revitalized energy sector, more jobs, more growth, energy security and optimism. this is the story of america's natural gas revolution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for ne minute. >> mr. speaker, the ryan budget once again places the burden of deficit reduction on working americans while failing to stop the frivolous spending of oil subsidies for c
from low income to the high tax brackets, everyone is benefiting. the future's bright but only if we educate the half truths and begin telling the real story of america's natural gas revolution. the stories about technology, private sector innovation, investment, financial risk, thousands of new jobs, new competition, new growth, a growing and better standard of living for more americans, lower energy costs, new industries, a revitalized energy sector, more jobs, more growth, energy security...
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one very limited exception is filing a tax return. took a constitutional amendment to give the government the power to mandate that requiring people to report lost or stolen guns is a good idea. many if not most gun owners do so. making it a federal offense not to take affirmative action is a legitimate question. i wonder what constitutional authority congress has to make people take inaction such as this or face criminal penalty. maybe some of my colleagues will engage the senator on that point. i know the views of market, he s the father of a young son, james, murdered in newtown. he said he is not willing to entertain the conversation until congress implements solutions to improve the database. until you fix the database, you will not solve anything, and of ". he says, these are not universal and never will it be. that word is to give people the sense they solve a problem. i agree with the letter writer. we heard testimony that hundreds of thousands of mental health records of prohibited persons in a single state have not been prov
one very limited exception is filing a tax return. took a constitutional amendment to give the government the power to mandate that requiring people to report lost or stolen guns is a good idea. many if not most gun owners do so. making it a federal offense not to take affirmative action is a legitimate question. i wonder what constitutional authority congress has to make people take inaction such as this or face criminal penalty. maybe some of my colleagues will engage the senator on that...